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Philly Receives $2.3 Million Grant to Continue Working to Reduce Its Jail Population

The Philadelphia Inquier: Chris Palmer and Samantha Melamed - February 9, 2021 Philadelphia has been awarded a $2.3 million MacArthur...

COVID-19 is Spreading Faster Than Ever. Jail Populations Are Surging Too

The Appeal: Jerry Iannelli - February 03, 2021 Gordon Weekes, the chief public defender in Broward County, Florida, believed that March...

Philly Prisons Lift Shelter-In-Place Measures, But COVID Infections Still on the Rise

WHYY: Aaron Moselle - January 26, 2021 After attempting to test every incarcerated person and staffer on State Road for COVID-19, the...

Report by Impact Justice Details Harmful Consequences of Prison Food Policies

Eating Behind Bars: Ending the Hidden Punishment of Food in Prison Good food nourishes and sustains the body— and does more than that....

How COVID-19 in Jails and Prisons Threatens Nearby Communities

PEW: Michael Ollove - July 1, 2020 COVID-19 has raged throughout U.S. jails and prisons, where people live together in close quarters and...

Webinar: Inequities & COVID19 - The Disproportionate Impact on Communities of Color

Join Penn Public Health for the first seminar in our webinar series that highlights the implications of COVID-19 on communities of color....

Few People in Federal Detention Have Been Released Under COVID-19 Emergency Policies

After the coronavirus erupted behind bars in late March, U.S. Attorney General William Barr ordered officials running federal prisons to...

‘Reentry Ready’ Plan Aims to Turn Returning Citizens into Good Neighbors

June 26, 2019 - Andrea Cipriano - The Crime Report Brian Ferguson, director for the District of Columbia Mayor’s Office on Returning...

The Sentencing Project's Women and Life Imprisonment Webinar - July 11th

Thursday, July 11, 2019 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT While men compromise the overwhelming proportion of people in prison for life, the number...

New Report - CONFINED AND COSTLY: How Supervision Violations Are Filling Prisons and Burdening Budge

Probation and parole are designed to lower prison populations and help people succeed in the community. New data show they are having the...

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